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You must tell DVLA if you've had any epileptic seizures or blackouts - download the correct form to let them know
Safety leaflet on epilepsy medicines and pregnancy to help patients and their families understanding the risks.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
Guidelines for drivers with epilepsy.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (7 March 2024) approved the medicine ganaxolone (Ztalmy) as the first anti-seizure medication in the UK to treat cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder (CDD).
This document contains a synopsis of causation occurring in epilepsy.
Onchocerciasis is an eye and skin disease that causes severe discomfort and can lead to permanent blindness.
The study found that people with epilepsy in rural South Sudan reported stigma and this correlated with high cost
Neurocysticercosis causes approximately 30% of epilepsy cases in humans in the developing world
Appendix to the assessing fitness to drive guide for medical professionals.
Group discussions were conducted with community leaders and with persons with epilepsy and their families.
You must tell DVLA if you have seizures or epilepsy that cause déjà vu - download the correct form to let them know
This study evaluated a community-based programme to protect children from developing onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy
The paper concludes that strengthening of the onchocerciasis elimination programme is urgently needed to prevent epilepsy.
This is a 3-year longitudinal, prospective, population-based study.
A 2 phase epilepsy survey.
You must tell DVLA if you have fits, seizures or convulsions - download the correct form to let them know
Information about the risks of taking valproate medicines during pregnancy.
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